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MINISTRY O~UCATION NATIONAL aAAoE TWO ASSESSMENT

2013

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GUYANA - ..

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

~ NATIONAL GRADE TWO ASSESSMENT ~~-1

~ 2013

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

PAPER 1

TIME: One (1) hour

My name is_. ____________________________ _

To be completed by the Supervising Teacher

Name of School --------------------------

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Total Score

Look at the picture below, then answer questions 1 to 5. Circle the letter near to the correct answer.

1. In the picture I can see four boys and two

(A) trees. (8) birds. (C) tapes.

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2. . n-heJirstJ~oy is smirng because he . j

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(A) sees.\many birds·.

(B) is the winner.

(C) has many friend?.

3. A,l9Pe ,.h~lps to ·)

(A) stop runners: from falling.

(B) tell which runner firtishes first.

(C) .. -count the number of runners . .

4 . . · ·Where are. the boys?

(A) At a party

(B) At a fair

(C) At school sports.

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5. Which nam·e· is best for the picture? .. l ; ~-~ ,1

(A) Sports Day , 1. ) .. :·t · t~

(B) Tag Games

(C) Children at Play

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Read the story below, then· answer questions.6 ~to 10. Circle the letter near to the correct ans"'!~r~ . ~

One day, Peter met Tommy at Tree Park Farm. There were many lime, orange and mango trees.

"Can we get some mangoes?" asked Peter.

"Yes," said Tommy. "My grandmother told me that this farm was planted for the villagers by a very rich man'~ . . i

"I did not know that," said Peter.

"Yes, you are new around here, Peter," said .Tommy:

"We can pick any fruit we like. The ground provisions and vegetables are for our mothers and fathers to use or .sell."

6 . Tommy met Peter at the

(A) market. (B) field. (C) farm.

7. How many fruit trees were named in the story?

(A) Four (B) Three (C) One \..

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8 .. · Why. was it aiL right for the boys to pick the ·mango~es~~ ~ ' ' ·~ f.'\ ' l J ,l ' ~ • • •

(Af- The 'fruit trees belonged to the~ villagers: ~

(B) The rich man did not want fruits any more.

(C) · The rich man planted the farm by himself.

9. Peter did not know about the farm because• he

(A) had lost his grandmother.

(B) "had just moved ·to the village!'? ' '·

(C) was younger than Tommy. ' • "'·

10. What other plants are in the farm?

(A) Ground provisions. only

(B) Vegetables only

(C) Ground provisions and vegetables

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(A) chop (B) ship (C) chair

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In questions 12 and 13, cir:cle the letter near to the correct name for the picture.

12.

(A) bora (B) banana (C) boulanger

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13.

(A) kitten (B) mongoose (C) rabbit

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In question14, circle the letter near to the word with the same ending sound as the name for the picture.

14. (A) fog (B) fin (C) fig

In question 15, circle the letter near the word which is opposite in meaning to the word underlined in the sentence.

15. Two girls are sitting on the garden bench.

(A) standing (B) resting (C) sleeping

In questions 16 and 17, circle the letter near to the correct spelling of the word to complete each sentence.

16. Dave has a small

(A) truk. (B) truck. (C) track .

17. A bicycle has two

(A) wheals. (B) weeles. (C) wheels.

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In questi,on 18·; ~complete .the list of~ rhyming ,words.­

Circle th~ J.etter, ne~r to ~he wor~ th~t c.o.rnplet~~ ·th~ . ../' : -- ..... ....~-

list. 18. round sound ground

(A) group (B) brand (C) bound

In questions 19 and 20, choose the word from the box to make a compound word with the last word in each sent~nce . .

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Write the word on the line. . . t •· 1 I· ·

head egg hand

19. The woma~ put the keys in her ____ bqg. l •••

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20. Rohan's art work was made with three shells. ----,,_~./~,itt •;. - ..

In question 21, ci·rcle the ·word which should·begin with a capital letter. .. ') ·

21. . \ skates balloon tony coat

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In questions 22 and 23, put a full stop or question mark at the end of each sentence.

22. When will Ravi come

23. Mother is going to the market

In questions 24 and 25, circle the correct word from the brackets to complete ea~h sentence.

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24. We - u~e a soft brush to clean qur (tooths, teeth)

2p. Simon and Sam picked up the (leafs, leaves)

In question 26, write the plural of the given word on the line.

26.

Cherry

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In questions 27 and 28, circle the correct·wordtfrom. the brackets to complete each sentence. ~ 1• ~ 1 · :'#1

27. The honey bees _____ in a hive. (live, ' lives)

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28. The child ____ to school every day. (come, comes)

If the words in question ·29 are put in ABC· order, which word will come first?

Circle that word. • ~ 1 .... -~

29. gate house floor

• In questio~ 30, arrange the words in the correct order;-to make a sentenc.e .

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Write the sent.ence on the line .

. 30. church when to you go do ?

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GUYANA

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

.. NATIONAL GRADE TWO ASSESSMENT 2013

• ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 1

Mark Scheme

1. A 16. 8

2. 8 17. c 3. 8 18. c 4. c 19. hand

5. A 20. egg

6. c 21. tony

7. 8 22. ?

8. A 23.

9. 8 24. teeth

10. c 25. leaves

11. 8 26. cherries

12. 8 27. live

13. c 28. comes

14. A 29. floor

15. A 30. When do you go to church?

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